Midterm Exam: NR547 NR-547

Midterm Exam: NR547 / NR-547

(Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Differential Diagnosis in Psychiatric- Mental Health across the Lifespan Practicum | Study Guide Questions with Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain

Question:

Patients can receive a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder if they fit into one

of the following categories:

Answer:

• - mood symptoms
• - mood disorders who have symptoms of schizophrenia

both mood disorders and schizophrenia

• - a third psychosis unrelated to schizophrenia and mood disorder
• - Patients whose disorder is on a continuum between schizophrenia and

mood disorder some combination of the above.

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Question:

Schizophreniform Disorder

Answer:

characterized by schizophrenia-like symptoms that last for more than one month but less than six months.

Patients should then return to their baseline.

Can be episodic, with more than one episode occurring after long periods of full remission.

If combined time > 6 mo schizophrenia should be considered

Question:

Delusional Disorder

Answer:

1- when a person exhibits one or more delusions of at least 1 month's duration that cannot be attributed to other psychiatric disorders.2- delusions are often non-bizarre {being followed, infected, loved at a distance. Although these situations are not real, they could possibly be) Patient must exhibit symptoms for one month or longer.3- without hallucinations

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Question:

Catatonia

Answer:

psychomotor syndrome that presents as a decreased reactivity to one's environment.occurs in tandem with other medical or psychiatric disorders.most often associated with schizophrenia, affective disorders, autism, and infectious disease.

Treatment for catatonia - Benzodiazepines

Question:

catatonia symptoms

Answer:

immobility, mutism, withdrawal, refusing to eat, staring, negativism, posturing, and rigidity,

Question:

catatonic stupor

Answer:

stop responding to their environment, remaining motionless and silent for long stretches of time

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Question:

Treatment for catatonia

Answer:

Benzodiazepines

Question:

Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)

Answer:

24 item scale, scoring each category from 1 (not present) through 7 (Extremely severe). May be used over time to evaluate treatment.

Question:

Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS}

Answer:

30 item scale, scoring each category from 1 (absent) through 7 (extreme) a clinician-rated tool to identify and differentiate the presence of positive and negative symptoms of psychosis. The tool is commonly used in research settings.

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